Deputy Police Chief Peter Sloly has been criticized for discussing ways to make the Toronto Police more efficient, given that their budget topped $1 billion for the first time this year. KPMG also released a report last year noting the police could take cost-savings measures by implementing various reforms. Sloly is now on annual leave.

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Funding for housing, poverty reduction, and other items were left off the 2016 budget proposed by city staff this week. Staff urged city council that if it wants these projects to have funding, they need to decide what other savings should be made, and what the property tax increase should be to account for those changes.

A new task force will work to review potential efficiencies in the Toronto Police budget. Funds for Toronto Police take up the biggest portion of the city budget. A report was published several weeks ago by a company called KPMG, with several money-saving suggestions. The Toronto Police Service Board has now appointed a task force to review those suggestions, which will be led by Police Chief Mark Saunders and Board Chair Andy Pringle.

Ontario became the first province to pass a pregnancy loss awareness bill last week. Bill 141, a private members bill brought forth by Mike Colle, aims to support families who have experienced miscarriages, stillbirths, or infant death, with better funding for treatment, testing, and mental health support.

A Toronto doctor is making the financial case for opening five supervised injection sites in Ontario – two in Ottawa and three in Toronto. Dr. Ahmed Bayoumi claims that these sites will save money and decrease the number of cases of HIV and hepatitis C. Ontario’s Health Minister Eric Hoskins says that requests for such sites must come from municipalities.

Municipal Affairs Minister Ted McMeekin confirms that Toronto is the only city in Ontario that is allowed to charge a land transfer tax and there is no planned legislation that would allow other cities and towns to bring in their own tax.

According to a Toronto Star Investigation, drivers seeking their A licence, which is required to drive a truck, have a better chance of passing the road test at rural DriveTest Centres. Following the publication of this information, Transportation Minister Steven DelDuca expressed his commitment to ensuring that all DriveTest Centres are held to the same testing standards.

The 2015 Ontario Association of Food Banks Report found that nearly 360,000 adults and children are using food banks across Ontario monthly. Precarious employment, low wages and lack of affordable housing are some of the identified factors that contribute to food insecurity.

The Quebec government is proposing a legislation that would require that all firearms in Quebec be registered. Bill 64, the Firearms Registration Act, would impose a fine ranging from $500 to $5000 for failing to register a gun.